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Linguistically known as an oxymoron.
Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron
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Pronunciation: "äk-si-'mOr-"än, -'mor-
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Function: noun
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Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·ra /-'mOr-&, -'mor-/
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Etymology: Late Greek oxymOron, from neuter of oxymOros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mOros foolish
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Date: 1657
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: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness, or fun run)
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Pronunciation: "äk-si-'mOr-"än, -'mor-
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Function: noun
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Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·ra /-'mOr-&, -'mor-/
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Etymology: Late Greek oxymOron, from neuter of oxymOros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mOros foolish
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Date: 1657
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: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness, or fun run)
